Bend Garbage & Recycling Holiday Collection Schedule

Bend Garbage & Recycling collects on all holidays except for Christmas Day and New Years Day.  This year our Tuesday through Friday customers will be affected by our holiday collection schedule. 

Beginning Tuesday, December 25 and Tuesday, January 1, regular garbage and recycling service will be one day late for both holiday weeks. 

Regular scheduled collection days of Tuesday through Friday will be serviced Wednesday through Saturday.

For example, if your regular collection day is Tuesday, your service day will be Wednesday.  If your collection day is Friday, your service day will be Saturday.

This schedule will be in effect December 25, 2012 – January 5, 2013.

If you have any questions, please contact 541-382-2263.

National America Recycles Day

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America Recycles Day is on Thursday, November 15, 2012.  This national campaign raises awareness about the benefits of recycling and buying products made with recycled material.  The current recycling rate in Deschutes County is 45%.

To help celebrate America Recycles Day, The Environmental Center is hosting a contest on their website at www.rethinkwasteproject.org from November 12 - November 18, 2012.  People are encouraged to enter for a chance to win gift certificates for local recycle-friendly businesses, including 3 yards of compost from Deschutes Recycling.

Regular Collection Schedule on Thanksgiving Day

Bend Garbage & Recycling will be operating on a normal collection schedule on Thanksgiving, November 22, 2012.

Customers who have garbage & recycling collection service on Thursday’s should have their carts out by 6:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

The Bend Garbage office will be closed on Thursday November 22 and will reopen on Friday, November 23, 2012 at 8:00 a.m.

Half Price Yard Debris Recycling

Monday October 29 - Saturday, November 10, 2012 (closed Sunday, November 4), residents can recycle their yard debris at Deschutes Recycling for half price - only $2.00 per cubic yard.  The yard debris will be recycled into compost and clean energy fuel.

FireFree encourages residents to complete their fall clean up and maintenance of defensible space by bringing branches, leaves, shrubs and pine needles to Deschutes Recycling during this event.

While at Deschutes Recycling, take advantage of the 25% off compost sale going on now.  Compost is an essential ingredient to winterizing your lawn and garden.

For more information on FireFree and creating a defensible space around your home, visit www.firefree.org.

Deschutes Recycling is located at Knott Landfill

Open Monday - Saturday

(Closed Sundays & Holidays)

7:00 am - 4:30 pm

61050 SE 27th Street, Bend

Bend Garbage Asks Customers to Go Paperless

Bend Garbage & Recycling is asking their customers to sign up for Paperless Billing and they will automatically be entered to win a $75.00 credit on their garbage bill.  5 - $75.00 BGR gift certificates will be awarded.

Now through October 15, 2012 BGR customers who have not already signed up for Paperless billing are encouraged to sign up through the Bend Garbage online bill pay system at www.bendgarbage.com.

This is a great way to reduce the mail clutter and possibly win a credit on your garbage bill.

For more information, customers can contact Bend Garbage & Recycling at 541-382-2263. 

25% Off Compost at Deschutes Recycling

Pick up some compost today to Topdress your lawn or Mulch your plants for the fall gardening season.  Compost is an essential ingredient to winterizing your lawn and garden.

Deschutes Recycling compost is tested by a US Composting approved lab to ensure quality and reliability.

ReGrow Compost is $22.00 per yard, a savings of $8 per yard.

BioFine Compost is $19.00 per yard, a savings of $7 per yard.

SoilBuilder Compost is $15.00 per yard, a savings of $5 per yard.

Mulching for winter:  Around the time your perennials are dying back for winter and the ground is freezing, you should mulch around your plants with a few inches of SoilBuilder.  The dark compost will help insulate the roots and attract sunlight in the spring helping the soil warm a little more quickly, while releasing nutrients for your awakening plants. You will also have moisture-holding mulch in place for the coming heat of summer.  For excellent, ready-to-plant soil, till 2-3 inches of compost into beds you will plant the following spring or summer.

Topdressing the lawn:  Apply a thin layer (¼ to ½ inch) of BioFine or ReGrow compost to your lawn in the fall and again in the spring to help build up a good supply of organic matter and nutrients for the next growing season.  If you haven’t done this yet, you will be amazed at what topdressing does for your lawn!  In addition to helping your grass grow stronger and greener, it reduces thatch, makes turf more drought-resistant and saves water by helping soil hold moisture.  It also helps bare spots fill in, helps lawns fight fungal diseases, reduces your need for fertilizers and keeps fertilizers from washing away.

Deschutes Recycling

Located at Knott Landfill, Bend

Open Monday - Saturday

7:00 am - 4:30 pm 

541-388-1910 
Self Haul & Delivery 

Free Tire Collection Event

September 22, 2012
7:00 a.m - 4:30 p.m.
Knott Landfill, 61050 SE 27th Street, Bend

Residents can dispose of unwanted tires for free at Deschutes County's Knott Landfill Free Tire Collection Event.

Tires both on and off the rim can be dropped off and recycled at this free event on September 22.

Limit 12 tires per household.  If you have more than 12 tires, please contact the Deschutes County Solid Waste office at 541-317-3163.

Tires over 24.5" (wheel diameter), farm equipment tires, tires from businesses, fleet tires, or heavy equipment tires will not be accepted at this event.